What Crunchy Moms Do

This whole "crunchy" thing, both makes me cringe and makes me laugh. 

 

The thing about being "crunchy" is it's being made into a fad.
I heard someone say "Oh I just started being crunchy."
What?

 

I think it's a thing that either you are or you aren't.
You don't just become.

 

Even as a child, I remember being grossed out about pesticides (which I didn't know where called pesticides).  I just knew when I went to eat a grape and my mom yelled not to eat it, because she didn't wash it yet, and it had chemicals on it.
What?
Why would they put chemicals on my grapes!?  And then say it's healthy?!

 

 

I also noticed, during conversation with other moms, that things I do (and I think are just normal) would get the response "Oh you're one of those hippie, crunchy moms."

 

Really?

 

So what exactly are "crunchy" things?

 

1. Natural birth/home birth
2. Co sleeping
3. Breastfeeding, especially extended breastfeeding
4. Babywearing
5. Non Vax
6. Delayed/selected vaccinations
7. Cloth diapering, cloth wipes, wipe solution
8. Kombucha & Kefir
9. Make your own kombucha & kefir
10. Make your own diapers and wipes
11. Coconut oil- for everything
12. Essential oils
13. Make your own cleaning products, sunscreen, bug spray, body scrub, coffee creamer, beauty products etc
14. Anti RIC
15. Wool dryer balls
16. Reusable bags
17. Extended Rear Facing
18. Organic food
19. Grows own food
20. Raises chickens
21. Milk, other then cow's milk (coconut, almond, goat)
22. GMO free food
23. Amber Teething Necklaces
24. Baltic Amber Necklaces for other then the baby
25. Frequently uses the term "big pharma"
26. Sewing
27. Spirulina
28. Hypno babies
29. Glass jars- tons of them, eliminating plastic
30. Unpaper towels
31. Knows at least 5 things that will increase milk supply
32. Homeschools/unschools (or has considered it)
33. Bradley Method
34. Canning
35. Lactation cookies
36. Ina May Gaskin
37. Cooks only with cast iron- or primarily

Please add on, for fun!

 

DIY Laundry Soap (and it's safe on cloth diapers!)

I started making my own laundry detergent after I decided I was going to be a crazy coupon lady.  Which I actually suck at because I bought 5 gallons of detergent to save .50.

I did not need 5 gallons of detergent,  I spent more then double what I normally do, that week.  

Every time I did the wash, I got irritated.  Often mumbling to myself I'm never buying detergent again!

So I started making my own, when I finally ran out of detergent,

This lasts me almost a year.  About 8-10 months.  But some people

And it costs around $25.

What you will need:

4 lbs of baking soda

2 bars of fels naptha or zote

4 lb box of super washing soda

4 lb box of borax

1-2 bottles of Purex or something similar

You will need a large container.  I use a 5 gallon bucket.

Grate the fels naptha bars.

Then mix everything together thoroughly. 

I hope you have enough containers to store them in!

I full the two containers above and 2-3 Purex bottles.

And it smells great and cleans so well!

For drying, I ditched the chemical dryer sheets and made wool dryer balls.

I add a few drops of essential oil.

And they last for years!